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Oxford restaurants struggle to cope with labor shortage

Struggling to find workers, many Oxford restaurants are running short-staffed, sometimes even cutting their hours of operation. “We haven’t had someone apply in over a month for a front-of-house position,” said Jill Mastranjelli, general manager at Moe’s Original BBQ. “Typically we need 10 or more employees to run a shift smoothly — right now we’re […]

New York Times best selling author speaks at convocation

The University of Mississippi community convened Tuesday night for the annual fall convocation. The event, which is held yearly to welcome first-year students to campus, was rescheduled twice. The event was finally held Tuesday night in the Ford Center, where some students were invited to attend in person and others were invited to view a […]

ASB Senate passes resolution on UM COVID-19 policies

The Associated Student Body Senate voted Tuesday evening to support the faculty senate’s resolution calling on the University of Mississippi to implement a campus-wide COVID-19 vaccination mandate.  By a vote of 26-18, the ASB Senate passed SR 21-10, which reads, “Therefore, be it enacted that the ASB Senate support the faculty senate’s resolutions and call […]

Medical professionals anticipate COVID-19 surge

As Oxford prepares to host its first home football game of the season on Sept. 11, which is expected to bring roughly 48,000 fans to Vaught-Hemingway, local medical providers are scrambling to bolster an already strained healthcare system. “We are anticipating and preparing for an increase [in COVID-19 cases], with the fact that we will […]

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